What Track Bike

[Charger500]

Coming back to track riding after a couple of years off... Old knee injury causing me grief, for 20 years had the op done in February and now I feel like brand new again, well apart from being in my late 40's...

Im a plodder now, enjoy just riding although I hold my own midfield in inters but can step up the pace to run in a fast group, but I'm enjoying my riding for what it is and not chasing laptimes etc. so a pace at midfield in inters suits me just fine...

Last couple of track bikes were a ZX10 a GSXR600 and a couple of GSXR750's. Which I gelled with. My age and previous injuries give me grief if I'm too cramped on a bike so I've been searching out stuff like KTM RC8, ergonomically it could of been designed around me, although I've never ridden one, only sat on one... A mate has also suggested a Triumph 675 for similar reasons...

Before I set off hunting anything else I should look at?

Budget £7k ish, although less would be better...

Cheers

Rog

[dibblecorse]

Blade could be a good option, good power plant, reliable, not teeny tiny and easy to set up, fix etc .....

[mckeann]

Having had a blade, and a ZX10R, I have to disagree and say the blade IS tiny. ZX10R is much more roomy. I'm 6'3" with long legs, and find it a great fit. It's much longer than the blade too

[cmaguire]

Another GSXR750. 2011 on.

[ar-em-en]

I'm waiting eagerly to hear opinons on the 675 as I'm tempted by one as a new track bike. I'm 6'4 with a pretty bad back and my cbr600 isn't too bad but fancy a change without much of a power difference.

[cmaguire]

See post above yours.

[Birky_41]

Im only 5 11 and later 30s but I'm full of metal through various mx accidents and I find the gsxr 750 a comfy enough bike for a day

I struggle the next day a bit and if its a 2-3 day event I walk like I've crapped myself by the third day

[CaptainSlow]

Why not change to a naked bike..I've see a couple of couple of older guys on Tuonos in fast group doing ok.

[Charger500]

Thanks for feedback so far... I'd completely left out a big naked as a potential, good point, the very reason I came here to ask... I had the pleasure watching Jeremy McWilliams go past me at incredible speeds on a 1290 Duke at Almeria last year, humbling experience... Think I best get out and test ride a few options... Cheers.

[MrGman]

I've got a 675r that i use on track, I'm 5"11 and i do find it quite a small bike, I don't have any issues with comfort though. In fact it's the only sports bike i can ride all day in comfort.

[2ndclasscitizen]

Maybe give a K5/6 or 7/8 GSXR1000 a go? They're a bit roomy than most sportsbikes, my K5 was easy on knees and wrists.

[gradderszx10r]

I have had a few track bikes in my time, ZX6R B1H, 2001 R6, GSXR 600 K7, GSXR 1000 K8, BMW S1000RR, and a CBR 600RR 2008.

Best one for me was the CBR 600 RR and was because the parts were cheap, I wasn't Tracking an expensive bike and it was probably the more manageable bike given my experience at the time. However this was a while back, I bought it from a breakers as an insurance write off and just ground the chassis numbers off. I do often wonder what would happen if i still had it and took it to track these days?